May 31, 2023 | 22:41 (GMT+7)
AICHR convenes consultation on business, human rights, environment
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), in collaboration with the European Union (E.U.), has recently convened a regional consultation on business and human rights, environment and climate change.
Conducted in a hybrid format in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the two-day consultation aims to support ASEAN’s endeavor to strengthen its policies and regional collaboration in order to achieve sustainable recovery, while simultaneously protecting human rights and the environment.
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At the event (Photo: asean.org) |
In his welcome remarks on May 29, Aishah Bidin, Representative of Malaysia to AICHR said that the issue of climate change is a major concern to ASEAN, as Southeast Asia is one of the most at-risk regions in the world to the impacts of climate change.
For his part, Igor Driesmans, the E.U. Ambassador to ASEAN, affirmed that being one of the world’s fastest-growing areas, ASEAN region continues to attract international investment, including from Europe.
According to Driesmans, economic growth must be balanced with the protection of the planet and citizens, a top priority of the E.U.-ASEAN Strategic Partnership.
In his keynote, Ian Fry, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change highlighted the key principles in advancing a human-rights based approach in the context of climate change.
Source: VNA